Ridiculous and the Sackler family should fight this all the way. $4.5 billion can buy you pretty good legal counsel, if there is such a thing, for a long time.
Absent the hundreds/thousands of doctors who actually prescribed opioids, e.g., pill mills, this case is just about getting the most amount of money possible — and only the lawyers benefit. Are oil companies on the line for the fuel they produce and dispensed for cars used in deadly accidents or DUIs?
Ridiculous and the Sackler family should fight this all the way. $4.5 billion can buy you pretty good legal counsel, if there is such a thing, for a long time.
Absent the hundreds/thousands of doctors who actually prescribed opioids, e.g., pill mills, this case is just about getting the most amount of money possible — and only the lawyers benefit. Are oil companies on the line for the fuel they produce and dispensed for cars used in deadly accidents or DUIs?
More litigation run amok.